Forced by the situation at this moment, Xia De still wanted to refuse, but was pulled back by Dorothy. So he closed his mouth, thought carefully, and asked the safest question:
"How is your math, Your Highness?"
"Very good, I have a very good math teacher."
The princess said confidently.
"The following question is about addition and subtraction within thirty, you just need to give the answer within half a minute."
Xia De said, Princess Margaret raised her voice slightly:
"Within thirty? If it's not complicated continuous calculations, ten or even five seconds would be fine."
"Your Highness is really good at mathematics."
Sir Priscia also helped and said.
"Okay, please listen well, everyone can count together."
Xia De coughed, and everyone looked at him, Xia De then said:
"There is a hotel with three cats in Psalm Square, North District, Tobesk City. Three gentlemen went to stay in the hotel three days ago. Each person paid 10p, 30p in total."
"Is it so cheap?"
Princess Margaret asked curiously.
"It's just a metaphor, maybe it's just a hotel, excluding meal and laundry fees."
Rezia reminded.
"Madam Sangmei, the shopkeeper, was in a good mood that day and decided to reduce the price for the three gentlemen, so she asked the little boy to return the five pence to the three."
Xia De continued, stretching out five fingers:
"The boy was unable to split the fivepence equally between the three and decided to reward himself with 2p for this errand."
Xia De heard someone laugh, and he also smiled:
"So, he returned the remaining 3pence to the three gentlemen."
Princess Margaret nodded:
"It is indeed addition and subtraction within thirty, so what is the problem?"
"Before asking questions, Your Highness Rezia, please tell me how much each of the three gentlemen spent?"
"It's easy, 9p."
Rezia said, Xia De nodded again, and asked Princess Margaret:
"After recovering the 3p, the three gentlemen spent a total of 27p, plus the 2p that the little boy kept privately, making a total of 29p. Excuse me, where did the remaining 1p go?"
Upon hearing this question, Princess Margaret was originally amused, but after thinking about it for more than ten seconds, she realized that there seemed to be a problem.
"Twenty-seven plus two equals twenty-nine."
She thought about this simple calculation over and over in her mind, and then reviewed the simple application scenario, trying to find something wrong.
When Xia De saw that the other party hadn't given an answer for dozens of seconds, he knew that the other party must have fallen into his own thinking trap. He breathed a sigh of relief and stroked Little Mia on his lap.
[If she really answers, what are you going to do? 】
The voice next to his ear suddenly asked, and the corner of Xia De's mouth trembled:
"Even if the Gray Eagle's identity is directly exposed, I can't let anyone take Littleia away."
Thirty seconds passed quickly, not only Princess Margaret, but none of the people around could answer Shade's question.
Xia De then looked at Ms. Mona Eisberg, who was the host of the game, and the latter shook her head slightly at him. After a delay of more than ten seconds, she announced softly:
"Looks like Knight Hamilton's 'riddle' was hard enough, Rejed's Hamilton won the riddle game."
But only a few people applauded, not because they were unhappy that Shard had won Princess Margaret, but they were all thinking about the answer to this question:
"Shad, that's an easy question, but I just can't figure out where the missing penny went."
Dorothy was the first to ask. She repeated Shade's question, and then asked:
"It's obviously so simple, but the more I think about it, the more irritable I feel. Could it be that you used hypnotic techniques to change all of us' perception of mathematics?"
"Dorothy, in your "Hamilton's Detective Stories", you don't have the ability to add 'hypnotism' to me."
"So where did the lost penny go?"
Rezia also asked, obviously not wanting to understand.
"It's not as good as this."
Shad did not directly say the answer:
"Your Highness, I have no intention of obtaining your jewelry, and wisdom should not be used as a trick to **** her jewelry from a noble lady. So why not, I will not announce the answer, but if you can get your jewelry before the end of this banquet Tell me the answer, then it's a tie."
He smiled and hugged Mia:
"Of course, in the case of a tie, you can't take my cat. But if you are interested in it, you can invite me to the next banquet, and I will bring it with you."
Mia was a little dissatisfied that Xia De picked it up casually, but when it noticed that Xia De's hand was reaching for the fruit plate on the table, it immediately closed its mouth obediently.
"Okay, I'll figure out the answer to the question before the banquet is over."
Princess Margaret said softly, her expression still calm:
"But I also admit that I lost to you. I'm not someone who can't afford to lose."
After speaking, he sighed softly:
"This question seems too simple, but the more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes. Where did that penny go?"
Not only her, but the people around her couldn't give an answer for the time being, so after the riddle game was over, no one spoke up immediately to bring up the next topic.
Xia De leaned back gently on the sofa, he was also thinking:
"It's easy to show my strength and wisdom tonight, but how should I show my charm? Is it really necessary to invite the bride to dance at the wedding? Will I be shot 13 times in the back at home tomorrow and die? Glamor.…”
The flesh and blood of [Desire] enhanced the appearance of this body, and the gift of thousands of souls between life and death made his soul even more charming. At this moment, after showing unparalleled wisdom and uttering a riddle that no one could answer, Xia De, who was meditating under the gas lamp, made the girls around him quietly look at him.
"Being charismatic... oh, it's so difficult. If it was that easy to be attractive, I wouldn't be single all the time in my hometown."
He complained in his heart, and then heard "her" laugh. "She" is also in a good mood tonight, which Xia De can tell from the gentle smile:
【At least, you showed me your charm. 】
"What's the use of that? You, aren't you me?"
The activities in the sofa rest area did not last long. After the riddle game, Xia De originally wanted to have another talk with Mr. "Guiding Moon" Priscia, but the two parties only exchanged business cards, and the gentleman seemed to see Like an acquaintance, he got up and left.
Not long after he left, Princess Margaret also took the maid to the lounge on the third floor under the pretext that she wanted to take a rest. Dorothy's writer friends also met to watch the moon in the garden behind the manor.
The number of people around the sofa suddenly decreased a lot. After saying goodbye to Princess Margaret, Rezia opened the feather fan in her hand to cover the lower half of her face with a clatter. She leaned slightly and whispered in Dorothy's ear:
"I have a copy of "Summer Night Collection" in my hand. Miss Louisa, if you are interested in going upstairs with me to have a look together with your male companion...to watch together."
She tried to keep her tone as calm as possible, and she was speaking to Dorothy, but her eyes kept looking at Shad, and Shad understood the meaning in her eyes.
"Of course, Your Highness."
Dorothy blushed slightly, but still said softly:
"You go first, you go first, we will catch up later."
Carefully looked around, then lightly patted Rezia's arm.
Rezia nodded slightly, and bid farewell to Xia De in a ladylike manner, then lifted her skirt and stood up, leading her personal maid to the stairs.
When Rezia wearing the crown walked away, Dorothy said cautiously to Xia De:
"Just now, His Highness invited us to watch the 'Summer Night Collection' together."
Xia De controlled his expression ~www.mtlnovel.com~ maintained a normal tone:
"You go upstairs first, I'll follow you later."
He could probably understand that Leizia chose this place not only because it was convenient for the three of them to meet, but also because it was really interesting.
"Okay, hurry up, you don't have much time tonight."
Dorothy said softly, the tone made Xia De suspect that she was Rezia, but Mia obviously didn't call.
Miss Writer also got up to leave, and Xia De waited until her figure disappeared into the stairs far away from the banquet hall before standing up. After greeting the other people on the sofa, amidst "her" laughter, she was about to walk towards the stairs.
"Wisdom", "power" and "charm" don't need to be too anxious, after all, there is still a long time tonight. But on the day of the red butterfly, watching "Summer Nights" with Rezia and Dorothy...not really much time left tonight.